Itty Bitty Chicken Eggs

Itty Bitty Chicken Eggs

Jan 4, 2020 | birds & poultry

I knew it was going to happen soon. I’d been hearing “egg song” coming from the mini chickens in the front bedroom and they were getting old enough. Well, doing my chores this morning making sure they had food and water, sure enough, I found two tiny...
Sir Gallahad The House Rooster

Sir Gallahad The House Rooster

Oct 18, 2019 | birds & poultry

I had blogged about my itty bitty chickens earlier. They’re fully feathered now and about half grown. In looking at them, I can identify two known roosters and two pullets (including Freida the Frizzle). One of the roosters will become my “house...
Sir Gallahad The House Rooster

Egg Production Winding Down

Oct 2, 2019 | birds & poultry

With the fall equinox behind us the days are noticeably getting shorter. A month ago, I was shutting the chickens in at 8. Now, they’re in by 7:15. By the time we “fall back”, they’ll be in by the time I get off of work and home, so when...

Itty Bitty Chickie Update: Now With Pictures!

Sep 29, 2019 | birds & poultry

I haven’t posted about the itty bitty chickens lately and when I cleaned their pen yesterday and moved them out of the brooder box and into the playpen directly, I took some pictures. This is the naked neck serama and a frizzle. Enjoy!
Sir Gallahad The House Rooster

Freida The Frizzle

Sep 24, 2019 | birds & poultry

My little itty bitty chickens are getting feathered out and to the stage where I can see what I have. The genetics of these chickens were serama (tiny), naked neck, and some frizzle. A frizzle chicken looks as if it has a bad case of bed head, except all over its...
Sir Gallahad The House Rooster

The curse of 25 cent chickens…

Sep 17, 2019 | birds & poultry

There’s a ham radio meeting tonight, which means I’ve got roughly an hour and a half between the end of work and when the meeting starts. And, the meeting venus is about halfway to the nearest TSC. I’ve got a coupon I need to use, and I could use...